Public Crime Data

CrimeReports
is a service used by more than a 1,000 law enforcement agencies across
the country. The data on CrimeReports is sent by KCSO on a regular basis
to be included on the map. If you have reported an incident or crime
to, it will likely not appear on the map right away. Some crimes are not
displayed because they are part of an ongoing investigation. KCSO may
delay posting an incident until its investigation is completed as
prematurely releasing information to the public may harm those
investigations.

Community Feedback on Police Services and Leadership in Burien

To inform the selection of a new police chief, the City of Burien launched in early 2018 a community engagement effort to hear from residents on how police services can best serve the Burien community. City staff organized a series of public meetings throughout the city, as well as an online survey, to gather community feedback. This report shares the results of the community engagement effort, as well as the emergency town hall meeting on youth violence and community safety.

Public Safety Reports

The annual public safety report contains information on the service efforts
and accomplishments of the Burien Police Department to support its
mission, goals, and objectives. The goal of the report is to keep the
City of Burien residents, staff, administrators, and elected officials
informed of police service and crime activity in the city. The report is
produced by the City of Burien Police Department in partnership with
the KCSO Research, Planning and Informational Services and Contracts
Units. Questions about the report can be directed to the Burien police chief.

Beginning in January 2018, the King County Sheriff’s
Department and Burien Police will change their crime reporting system
from UCR (Uniform Crime Reports) to NIBRS (National Incident Based
Reporting System). NIBRS produces more information regarding victims,
offenders, property, and arrestee information on the original eight UCR
offenses plus 48 other offenses with up to 10 incidents per offense. It
will be difficult to make comparisons of crime year-over-year between
these two reporting methods.